Non-refillable bottle.



PATBNTED FEB. 14, 1905.

W. HANDLER. NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 10. 1904. v

UNITED STATES Patented February 14;, 1905,

WILLIAM HANDLER, OF JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,653, dated February14, 1905.

l Application filed July 16, 1904. Serial No. 216,865.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HANDLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at J erseyville, in the county of Jersey and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in be freely decanted.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion,

size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claimsmay beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of anon-refillable bottle constructed in accordancewith this invention. is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similarview on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isan enlarged detail sectionalview of the upper end of the vent-tube. Fig. 5 is a similar view of thelower end of the vent-tube. Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevation of theflexible outlet or valve of the venttube.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

. 1 designates a bottle provided at a point between the ends of its neck2 with an interiorly-arranged horizontally-disposed annular Fig. 2

groove 3, adapted to receive a filling l. of cement or other plastic oranalogous material, for securinga cylindrical lower stopper 5 within theneck 2. Although in the accompanying drawings the device is shownapplied to a bottle, yet it will be readily understood that theimprovements are applicable to all kinds of receptacles having necks.The groove is preiE erably formed by curving the neck outward, as shown;butitmay be constructed in any other desired manner, and the bottle isprovided at one side with a filling-aperture 6for enabling the cement orother material to be introduced into the groove. Thelower stopper, whichconstitutes a valve-casing, as hereinafter explained, may be constructedof any suitable material,and it may be provided adjacent to the annulargroove of the neck withany character of surface for enabling the cementto adhere firmly to it. The lower stopper or valve-casing is providedwith an upwardly-tapered longitudina'l opening or passage 7, and it hasa valveseat 8 at its lower end. The valve-seat consists of a disk orplate cemented or otherwise valve may be constructed of any suitablematerial, and it is retained on the valve-seat when the receptacle is inan upright position by means of gravity and also by the aid of a coiledspring 10, which is conical to conform to the configuration ot' thevalve. The top or apex of the spring is secured to the valve by means ofa stem or rod 11, extending through the valve and provided at its upperend with a head 12 for engaging the spring. The base of the springengages opposite recesses or notches 13, formed in projecting lugs ofthe walls of the passage 7; but a continuous recess or groove may beprovided, if desired.

The base of the spring may be readily sprung into the opposite recessesor notches, and the parts are assembled before the valve-seat issitely-curved wires 16 and 17 which are coiled between their ends toform the said eyes. The terminals of the upper wire are secured to thelower wire at opposite sides thereof, and the ends of the lower wire areextended to form attaching-arms and are connected with the valve-seat,The valve-stem is provided with a weight or enlargement 18, which isarranged between the eyes of the guide to limit the movement of thevalve and which assists the valve in overcoming the spring when thereceptacle is inverted for decanting its contents. The weight, which maybe constructed of any suitable material, is applied to the valve-stemafter the valve and valve-seat have been applied to the valve-casing.The upper ends of the passage 7 of the valve-casing is covered with adisk orsheet 19 of wire-gauze cemented or otherwise secured to thevalvecasing and adapted to prevent insects and accumulation fromentering the receptacle. The device is also provided with a guard 20,consisting of a disk provided with depending lugs 21 and forming feetand suitably secured to the valve-casing. The guard is spaced from theupper end of the valve-casing and from the walls of the neck, and theliquid is adapted to pass around the periphery of the guard. The guardprevents a tool or instrument from being introduced into the bottle forinterfering with the operation of the valve.

In order to enable the liquid to flow freely from the receptacle, avent-tube 22, of hard rubber, glass, or any other suitable material, isprovided, and it is arranged in a groove 23 in one side of thevalve-casing, and it extends downward therefrom into the receptacle. Itis provided at its lower end with a flexible outlet or valve 24, whichis adapted to prevent any of the liquid from entering the venttube. Thisflexible outlet or valve consists of two longitudinal strips of rubberor other suitable material secured to and extending from the lower endof the vent-tube. The strips are cemented or otherwise secured to theirside edges, and their lower portions normally lie flat against eachother. They are readily separated by the air passing through thevent-tube, and they are capable of effectually preventing liquid fromentering the tube. The vent-tube is provided at its top with anapproximately L-shaped portion 25, consisting of horizontal and verticalarms, the horizontal arm extending beneath the guard and the verticalarm being passed through an opening thereof. The tube is arranged in theopening of the guard before securing the latter to the valve-casing andbefore applying the flexible outlet or valve to the lower end of thetube. The vertical arm of the L-shaped portion of the tube is enlargedat the end 26 to receive a ball-valve 27, and it is provided with a seat28. The enlarged portion is provided with a depressed orinwardly-extending top, and it has openings 29 at opposite sides of thesame for the entrance of air. The depressed or inwardly-extending top isadapted to prevent the ball from covering the openings, and theparticular construction of the upper end of the tube pre vents a wire orother instrument from being introduced into the same for holding theball away from the valve-seat 28. The ball covers the port or passage atthe valve-seat when the bottle is in an upright position, and it rollstherefrom when the bottle is inverted.

The several parts of the device are assem bled before applying it to abottle or other receptacle, and after the said parts are assembled thedevice may becemented in the necks of receptacles as required.

The upper portion of the neck is adapted to receive an ordinary cork orstopper 30, and the receptacle may be sealed in the usual manner. Afterthe cork has been extracted the contents of the receptacle may bereadily poured therefrom, and it will be impossible to adulterate thesame or refill the bottle without mutilating it sufficiently to indicatesuch fact.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a valve-casingprovided with a valve-seat, a valve arranged upon the seat and having astem, and a coiled spring of substantially conical form connected at itsapex with the stem of the valve, said spring having its base spaced fromthe valve-seat and detachably interlocked with the valve-casing at a.point between the valve-seat and the upper end of the casing.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a valve-casingdesigned to be arranged within the neck of a receptacle and providedwith a passage, said valve-casing being provided at opposite sides ofthe passage with notches, a valve, and a coiled spring connected withthe valve and interlocked with the notches and adapted to hold the valveon the seat when-the parts are in an upright position.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casinghaving a valve-seat, a guide composed of upper and lower oppoends witheyes, one of the members being connected at its ends to the othermember, and the latter having its terminals extended to formattaching-arms, and a valve cooperating with the valve-seat andprovidedwith a stem passing through the said eyes and having a weight orenlargement located between the eyes.

I. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a valve-casinghaving a passage, a valve operating within the passage, a guard spacedfrom the valve-casing and located above the passage, and a plate orpiece covering the passage and provided with openings.

5. In a device of the class described, the

sitely-bowed members provided between their combination of avalve-casing, a valve, and a vent-tube extending above and below thevalve-casing and provided at its ends with valves. f

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of avalve-casing, a valve, a venttube extending below the valve-casing, anda flexible outlet or valve extending from the lower end of the vent-tubeand consisting of strips of flexible material united at the side edges.1

7 In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptaclehaving a neck, of a valve-casing, a valve, a guard mounted on thevalve'casing and spaced therefrom, and a vent-tube interposed betweenthe casing and the neck at one side of the former and having asubstantially L-shaped portion extending inwardly from the side of thecasing and located between the same and the guard and piercing thelatter, said vent-tube being provided with valve mechanism.

'8. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a receptacle bavinga neck, of a valve-casing having apassage and provided at its periphery with a groove, a venttube arrangedwithin the groove, a'gauze covering for the passage, a guard spaced fromthe valve-casing and mounted thereon, a valveseat arranged at the lowerend of the valvecasing, and a valve cooperating with the seat.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of avalve-casing, a valve, and a vent-tube provided with a flexible outletforming a valve, said flexible outlet being normally closed .to excludeliquid from the vent-tube and being adapted to be opened by the airpassing through the tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HANDLER. Witnesses:

THEODORE HILL, DANIEL C. MILLER.

